Railway-tie and rail-fastener.



P. E. FETTBR' A. S'IIGKLEY.4

RAILWAY TIEAND BAIL FASTENER.

APPLIUATION FILED 31121, 190B.

Patented Apr. 2 7, 1909.

ATTORNEYS UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEErcE.

PETER E. FETTER AND WARREN AMBROSE STOKLEY, OF KENMARE, NORTH DAKOTA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PETER E. FETTEE and WARREN A. STICELEY, bothcitizens of the United States, and residents of Kenmare, in the countyof `Ward and State of North Dakota, have invented a new and useful lin-A further purpose of the invention is to practically provide aconstruction of tie that will prevent shifting in the road bed, and toprovide a smoothness of track that will lessen resistance, therebysaving property, and also to provide a rail lock that will hold therails more iirinly than spikes, and at the saine tinie admit of thenecessary expansion and contraction of the rails.

Another pur )ose of the invention is to provide a rail lock that isreadily applied and which can be conveniently released from a rail whenoccasion demands, and to so construct the lock that a portion thereofwill support the rail in such inanner that the more weight the rail issubjected to, the tigiter the fastening device will clamp the ra Theinvention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthek claiins.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through one end portion of theimproved tie, illustrating the rail lock in sectional side elevation 5Fi 2 is a transverse section taken practical y on the line 2-'2 of Fig.1, illustrating the clainps of the lock held fast to the rail; Fig. 3 isa perspective view drawn upon a reduced scale, of one end and thecentral portion of the improved tie, illustrating a rail held thereon bythe improved lock; and Fig. 4 is a section similar to that shown in Fig.2, but illustrating the parts of the rail lock in position to releasethe rail.

The tie A is constructed entirely of inetal and consists of a flat topplate 10, flat side plates 11, flat end plates 12, and a bottoni plate13 that inclines downward from the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 21, 1908.

Patented April a7, 190e.

Seria1 No. 412,034.

end to the central portion of the tie, whereby the tie is widest ordeepest at its central portion, and gradually diminishes in depth indirection of its ends. A tie so constructed is buried deepest in theground at a point centrally between its ends and will secure such a holdas to prevent the shifting in the road bed, and furthermore byincreasing the depth of the tie at the center, the tie is strengthenedat its weakest point, naniely, centrally between the rails.

The ineinbers of the tie are provided with flanges 14 and opposingflanges are secured together' by bolts 15, rivets, or their equivalents.Adjacent each end of the tie1 about centrally between its sides,longitudinal slots 16 are produced, and these slots 16 are longer thanthe width of the base of the rails B, and the rails B in'crossing theties, also cross the said slots, usually about centrally between theirends. l

ln connection with each slot 16, two sets of supporting bars 17 areemployed. These bars are angular in cross section, and are located inengagement with the under face of the top plate 'l (l of the tie, as isillustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. A set of supporting bars is lo cated ateach end portion of each slot 16, and the opposing side faces of thebars of a set :are in vertical alineinent with the side walls of theslots 16 to which they belong, and a suitable space is n'iade tointervene between the opposing end portions of the said supporting bars.These supporting bars 17 are adjustably connected with the said topplate 10 of the tie, which is accomplished by passing bolts 1S insuitable numbers through the horizontal nienibers of the supporting barsand up through slots 19 inade longitudinally in the top of the tie A, asis shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bolts being provided with suitable nutsat their upper ends.

A clainp C is pivoted between the opposing faces of each set ofsupporting bars 17 adj acent their inner ends, by ineans of suitablepins 20, as is illustrated in Fig. 1. Each clanip is provided at itsupper portion with a claw ineinber 21, and these claw inenibers areadapted to engage witli. the upper faces of the flanges of a rail, as isclearly shown in Fig. 1. Therefore the adjustment of the supporting barsfor said clamps is very effective, since such adjustment enables theclanips to be brought nearer together or carried fa rther apart asconditions inay require.

Furthermore, in the construction oil the clamp C, a shoulder 22 isformed beneath the claw 21 of the clamp, and the said shoulders arepreferably more or less convexed, as is shown in Fig. l. Then a flangeof a rail is engaged by a claw ol' a clamp C, the shoulder 22 of theclamp is in supporting engagement with the under laces oi the base ol'the rail, as is also shown in Fig. l. Hence the rails rest upon the saidshoulders 22 or" the clamp, so that the more weight the rail issubjected to, the more firmly will the clamp be held in vengagement withthe rail.

Each clamp C is provided with a tail member 23, the tail members ofopposing clamps extending in opposite directions. These tail members areat right angles to the body portions of the clamps and may be of anydesired length. The tail member of an outer clamp extends practically toan end plato of the tie, while the inner end ot the inner clamp of a setis carried quite close to a partition 24 suitably supported in the tie Aparallel with the end thereof, as is illustrated in Fig. 1. rlhepartition 24 is provided with a preferably circular' central opening 25therein, and the end plate 12 ol the tie is provided with acorresponding opening 25, as is also illustrated in Fig. 1.

Upon the inner face of the end plate 12 at each side of the openingtherein, and upon what may be termed the outer fare of the partition 24,at each side et' its opening, parallel and vertically disposed lockingarms D are located, and these arms are pivoted at their lower endsrespectively to the end plate 12 of the tie and the partition 2e. hesaid locking arms D are provided their inner or opposing vertical edgeswith horizontal lugs 27, and the lugs of opposing locking arms are inengagement with each other, when the locking arms are in their verticalposition, thus providing a seat d, upon which seat the inner ends of thetail members 23 of the clamps rest when the said clamps are in lockingengagement with a rail. The up er faces of the lugs 27 are straight, butusudl under edges are more or less concaved, thus it will be observedthat when the locking arms are in normal position, a space is providedabove the seat d for the reception of the tail portion of the clamp.,and that an opening is likewise rovided between the arms below the saidvugs.

Springs E of suitable construction are made to bear against the outervertical edges of the locking arms D, so as to normally keep said armsin their' vertical supporting position. The springs shown in thedrawings are substantially U-shaped, one oi" the springs bearing againstthe outer edge of the locking arms, the other member bearing against theinner face of the wall of the tie, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Thenormal position of the parts described is clearly ly their massa shownin Fig. 2. The locking arms D are separated in the following manner: Ashaft 28, oval in cross section, is provided, and the said shaft has atrunnion 29 at its inner end to enter the opening 25 in the partition24, and is provided with a reduced cylindrical portion 29il that entersthe opening in the end plate 12 of the tie, and the oval portion of theshaft 28 asses through the space below the seat d ormed by the lugs 27of the locking arms, and the shaft 28 is provided with a handle 30 atits outer end. By turning the shaft so that its widest portion willengage with the op Desing edges of the locking arms, the said ockingarms are spread apart, as is shown in Fig. 4, separating the lugs 27,and permitting the tail members of the clamps to drop down between thesaid lugs 27, and thus carry the claws 21 of the clamps out ofengagement with the rail, permitting the rail to be readily removed, andthis same position olE the locking arms is obtained wnen a rail is to beplaced in position on a tie. After the rail is in position the tailmembers of the clamps are forced upward and then the shaft 2S is turnedso as to carry it from engagement.with the locking arms, permitting themto close, whereupon the tail portions of the clamps again seatthemselves and loc-; the rails fast.

The shaft 28 is removable and is only used when rails are to be laid, orto be removed. The handle 30 is utilized. for forcing up or down thetail members of a clam heilig at such time introduced into the tiethrough an opening 31 in its side, normally closed by a suitable coverand a cover ."2 is likewise provided lor the opening 26 in the end platel2 of the tie.

liaving thus described our invention, we

claim new and desire to secure by Letters 1. A hollow metal railway tiehaving allat rop and a bottom that inclines downward from the ends tot-he central portion oi'l the tie.

A metal railway tie formed of a 1flat top plate flat side plates, tiatend plates, and a bottom plate that inclines do\\nward and inwardil'roin its ends, the plates being bolted together.

3%. T he combination with a metal railway tie, of clamps l'or thevflanges ol' a rail, pivoted in the tie and each provided with a railengaging member and a tail member, separable locking supports for thetail members .vithin the tie, and means for separating the said supportsto admit oli' the release ol' the clamps.

4. The combination 'with a hollow railway tie, oi clamps adapted l'orengagement with the rail, pivoted in said tie, each clamp being providedwith a claw member l'or engagement with the upper surface of the raillange, and a shoulder for engagement with the under face ol said flange,means within the tie for holding the clamps in locking position, and adevice for releasing the clamps from their locking position.

5. The combination with a hollow, metal railway tie having alongitudinal slot in its upper surface across which a rail is adapted tobe laid, and adjustable supports within the tie at each side oi each endol' said slot, oi' clamps pivoted in said supports, each clamp beingprovided with a claw member adapted to extend through the slot andengage the upper i'ace of a rail llange, and a shoulder beneath the clawadapted for bearing against the under face oi' the said flange, meanswithin the tie for holding the clamps in locking position, and areleasing device for said means.

6. The combination with a hollow, metal railway tie having alongitudinal slot in its upper surface across which a rail is adapted tobe laid, and adjustable supports within the tie at each side of each endportion ol said slot, ol' clamps pivoted in said supports, each clampbeing provided with a claw men ber adapted to extend 'through the slotand engage the upper l'ace oiA a rail flange, and a shoulder 'beneaththe claw adapted to bear against the under surface oi the rail ilange,said clamps being also provided with oppositely extending tail memberswithin the tie, opposing looking arms 'l'or the tail member oi' eachclamp, the said locking arms having opposing and normally engaging lugsadapted as bearings for the said tail members of the clamps, tensiondevices acting to keep the lugs of the locking arms in contact, and' adevice lor simultaneously separating the locking arms to admit oi thedownward movement o'll the tail members of the clamps and the release ofthe clamps from a rail.

7. The combination with a hollow railway tie, ol' clamps pivoted in thetie and adapted to engage with their inner ends the ilanges of a rail,locking members mounted in the tie for engaging the clamps to lock themin position, and means vl'or disengaging the locking members from theclamps.

8. The combination wit-ha hollow railway tie, oi clamps pivoted in thetie and adapted to engage the lianges of a rail with their inner ends,and pivoted members mounted in the tie and adapted to swing in and outof the paths oil the outer ends oi the clamps.

9. The combination with a hollow metal railway tie, oi a clamp pivotedin the tie and having a claw ior engaging the flange ol' a rail and atail member, and pivoted and spring pressed means for l'orming a seat'l'or the tail member of the clamp to hold it in position.

l0. The combination with a hollow metal railway tie, of a clamp pivotedin the tie and having a claw for engaging the flange ol a rail and atail member, and pivoted and spring pressed locking arms having opposingings forming a seat for the tail member oi the clamp to hold it inposition.

ll. The combination with a hollow metal railway tie, of a clamp pivotedin the tie and having a claw for engaging the ilange of a rail and atail member, pivoted and spring pressed locking arms having opposinglugs vforming a seat for the tail member of the clamp to hold it inposition, and a rocking oval shaped member between the said locking armsfor separating them,

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETER E. FETTER.

` WARREN AlllBRllSlil STIKLEY. Witnesses:

O. ERICKSON, H. E. PECK.

